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Miller, Jerry P. – Library Trends, 1994
Discusses the need for education programs for competitive intelligence professionals. Highlights include definitions of intelligence functions, focusing on business intelligence; information utilization by decision makers; information sources; competencies for intelligence professionals; and the development of formal education programs. (38…
Descriptors: Competence, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Higher Education

Auster, Ethel; Choo, Chun Wei – Library Trends, 1994
Describes a study that investigated how CEOs (Chief Executive Officers) in the Canadian publishing and telecommunications industries acquire and use information about the business environment. Topics discussed include environmental scanning; perceived environmental uncertainty; information sources; information use in decision making; and a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Decision Making, Environmental Scanning, Foreign Countries

Hohhof, Bonnie – Library Trends, 1994
Discusses issues connected with developing information systems for competitive intelligence support; defines the elements of an effective competitive information system; and summarizes issues affecting system design and implementation. Highlights include intelligence information; information needs; information sources; decision making; and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer System Design, Decision Making, Futures (of Society)